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New Wall Pieces

December 3, 2013 By Melinda

Cedar Coil on Madrona

Hopefully the snow, sleet, and otherwise dangerous driving weather will pass us by so you can come to Bainbridge Island to enjoy a weekend filled with Art. I'll be sharing new work made of various Pacific Northwest tree-barks, limbs, vines, roots, leaves and grasses. I'll be at Raquel's Mosaics Studio at the corner of Lovgreen and Madison, just a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, News Tagged With: Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Working Studios, Cecil Ross, cedar bark, new work, Raquel's Mosaics, WA, winter, Woven Wall Pieces

Bainbridge Working Studios Exhibit

November 24, 2013 By Melinda

Detail, Cedar, Plum, Driftwood

Two studios featuring seven artists. I'll be at Raquel's Mosaics Studio.  I'll be exhibiting some of my favorite larger wall pieces, along with new work.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, News Tagged With: Bainbridge Working Studios, cedar bark, Exhibits, new work, weavings

Next Exhibit, Dec 6 – 8, 2013

November 17, 2013 By Melinda

Inner Cedar Bark, Handmade Cedar Bark Paper, Gold Paint, Plum Limbs

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Filed Under: Artwork, News Tagged With: art, Bainbridge Working Studios, new work, Sale, winter

Images of Recent Work

November 12, 2013 By Melinda

Cedar Bark Coil on Hazelnut Limb

I haven't been attending to my blog, resumé updates, or reporting about teaching gigs lately, but I hope to catch up this during winter season. Warm wishes to all and Happy Weaving! Inner cedar bark coild on Hazelnut limb, stone, handmade cedar bark paper, cedar button.   Cedar bark coil on a Beaver chewed stick with handmade … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, News Tagged With: Beaver stick, cedar boxes, cedar coils, Fall, hazelnut, new work

Art In The Woods Studio Tour 2013

November 11, 2013 By Melinda

A big thank you to all the friends, neighbors, former students and loyal art-appreciators, who came by to see Sydni Sterling and I this past weekend during the annual Art in the Woods Studio Tour. It is always a delightful experience for me to exhibit my sculptural work, in natural plant materials, next to Sydni’s paintings, in acrylics, that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, News Tagged With: annual exhibit, Art in the Woods, Art in the Woods Studio Tour, Cultural Arts Foundation NW, Fall, Indianola, new work, Sterling Studio, Sydni Sterling

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Forty years ago, while sitting on the beach playing with my young children, I made my first basket out of a pile of willow trimmings someone had tossed there. It looked wildly made like a crazy bird’s nest. While being together with my two sons on a beautiful Pacific Northwest shoreline, this simple experience of crafting with the natural materials at hand kindled a passion for creating forms using plant fibers. I thank my family, my community, and all my teachers for cultivating this gift in me.
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